FORMAT

DD statements for the batch command facility (z/OS)

To format a new database file:

//userdb DD DSN=user.userdb,DISP=(NEW,disp),
// UNIT=disk,VOL=SER=nnnnnn,
// SPACE=(space)

To reformat an existing database file:

//userdb   DD  DSN=user.userdb,DISP=(OLD,PASS)

To format a new disk journal file:

//j1jrnl   DD  DSN=idms.j1jrnl,DISP=(NEW,disp),
//                    UNIT=disk,VOL=SER=nnnnnn,
//                    SPACE=(space)

To reformat an existing disk journal file:

//j1jrnl   DD  DSN=idms.j1jrnl,DISP=(OLD,PASS)

Additional database and journal file assignments, as required

To format a new SYSTRK file:

//anydd   DD  DSN=user.systrkn,DISP=(NEW,disp),
//                    UNIT=disk,VOL=SER=nnnnnn,
//                    SPACE=(space)

To reformat an existing SYSTRK file:

//anydd   DD  DSN=user.systrkn,DISP=(OLD,PASS)

userdb	DDname of the database file
user.userdb	Data set name of the database file
disp	Disposition of the new file (CATLG, KEEP, or PASS)
disk	Symbolic device name of the file being formatted
nnnnnn	Volume serial number of the file being formatted
space	Space allocation for the file being formatted
j1jrnl	DDname of the disk journal file
idms.j1jrnl	Data set name of the disk journal file
anydd	Target DDname specified in the FORMAT SYSTRK statement
user.systrkn	Data set name of the SYSTRK file

Central version

To execute FORMAT AREA and FORMAT SEGMENT under the central version, modify the JCL shown previously as follows:

Insert the following statement:

//SYSCTL   DD  DSN=idms.sysctl,DISP=SHR

sysctl	DDname of the SYSCTL file
idms.sysctl	Data set name of the SYSCTL file